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Mum desperate to know what type of brain tumour daughter has.
A mum is living with the awful uncertainty of not knowing what tumour type her teenage daughter has despite several surgeries, ongoing treatment and two recurrences.
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“We thought Dad had brain fog after his Covid vaccination.”
Laura Hobbs lost her 72-year-old dad to an aggressive brain tumour just 25 days after having symptoms the family originally thought were a reaction to the Covid vaccination.
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“We had to find out so much ourselves.”
A wife who lost her husband to a brain tumour has praised our website for being her ‘go-to’ place for all the information she needed following his shock diagnosis.
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“I cared for my husband with cancer with an undiagnosed brain tumour.”
A loving wife spent 11 years managing symptoms of an undiagnosed brain tumour whilst she cared for her unwell mother and her husband who also had cancer.
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Launching the new ‘A Cure Can’t Wait’ collection celebrating the superheroes of our community
The Brain Tumour Charity is continuing its partnership with ethical, sustainable clothing brand Teemill to launch a brand new range of clothes under its well-known ‘A Cure Can’t Wait’ slogan.
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“The Brain Tumour Charity helps me to keep things in perspective.”
A student who was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was studying at university has praised The Brain Tumour Charity’s support and information for getting him through his ordeal.
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Landmark study transforms our understanding of meningiomas
Research funded by The Brain Tumour Charity has revealed a new way of classifying meningiomas that can more accurately predict how a tumour will behave and help clinicians identify patients who may benefit from more aggressive treatment earlier. Crucially, researchers have also potentially identified the first-ever drug treatment for most-aggressive forms of meningioma.
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Mum diagnosed with recurrence of teenage brain tumour whilst she was pregnant.
A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after a holiday in Las Vegas and its recurrence when she was pregnant is fundraising for The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Family live by dad’s life lessons after shock diagnosis and loss.
A family who lost their dad and husband to an aggressive brain tumour just days after diagnosis has shared how his influence lives on through his ‘life lessons’.
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Rishi Sunak supports North Yorkshire family’s Twilight Walk
Andrew and Julie Elsworth’s Twilight Walk on Sunday 3 was especially poignant because Andrew’s only son, and Julie’s stepson, Daniel, passed away only two weeks ago, aged just 35.
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Will you help us speak with One Cancer Voice?
Add your voice to ours by signing the Parliamentary Petition calling for the Government to urgently invest in establishing the UK as a world-beating force in cancer survival and care.
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“My brain tumour was only found after my pancreatic tumour.”
A mum who had been to the GP countless times with excruciating headaches was only diagnosed with a brain tumour after a full body scan following her pancreatic tumour diagnosis.
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Millie’s blog – experiences of growing up with a parent who has a brain tumour diagnosis
Keen to help others, Millie has shared advice and tips for other young people, who may be growing up with a parent who has a brain tumour diagnosis.
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Ain’t no mountain high enough for fundraiser diagnosed with brain tumour
An adventurer who was diagnosed with a brain tumour after first experiencing symptoms whilst climbing a volcano is taking on a mountaineering challenge to fundraise for The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Travel addict not letting childhood brain tumour keep her on the ground.
A travel addict who lives with the ongoing effects of a brain tumour which hemorrhaged when she was a teenager hasn’t let it stop her from enjoying life today.
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‘Positivity helps me to lead a happy life following my GBM diagnosis’.
A mum-of-two who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour seven years ago is crediting a positive mental attitude to helping her to navigate daily life alongside the condition.
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Daughter diagnosed with brain tumour after losing her mum to the disease.
A woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumour less than two years after losing her mum to the disease is encouraging others to live life by seizing the day.
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Children’s literature helps lawyer recover from brain tumour diagnosis and treatment.
A successful lawyer credits children’s literature for helping her to rediscover a love of reading after her brain tumour diagnosis and treatment left her with severe fatigue and reduced concentration.
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Driving down diagnosis times in Scotland
Our Optical Engagement Manager, Lorcan Butler, is delighted to be partnering with opticians and optometrists in Scotland to help diagnose brain tumours earlier.
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Mum fundraising after brain tumour nearly took her sight.
A pregnant mum-of-three, who feared that she would never see the face of her unborn son as a brain tumour was crushing her optic nerve, is fundraising to find a cure for the disease.
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Medulloblastoma drug effect only seen with molecular profiling
Modern molecular profiling of medulloblastomas recently highlighted a previously unrecognised treatment benefit in a major international clinical trial.
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Xander’s story.
A family spent the pandemic making memories with their four-year-old son who lost his life just a few months later to one of the most aggressive brain tumours his doctors had ever seen.
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August fundraising round up
Our supporters, fundraisers and partners are a truly inspirational bunch! From the corporate world to comedy and more, read about just some of the ways our community are raising funds and awareness – as well as challenging themselves to go further, faster for a cure.
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“If it wasn’t for our desperation, we wouldn’t have got a scan.”
Rhudi Baume-Kennedy, 20, explains how his experience of spending nine months trying to get a diagnosis for his symptoms has driven his support for The Charity’s work.